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Paperback. Focusing on the birth experiences of lower-class women in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, this title reveals the complex ways in which modernity emerges in local contexts. Through vivid description and animated dialogue, it conveys the birth stories of the women of Tamil Nadu in their own voices. Num Pages: 310 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; JFSJ; JHBF; JHMP; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520223592
- ISBN
- 9780520223592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Hardcover. In the INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY series, this text charts the changing position of women in Malaysia. Divided into three sections, each of which corresponds to a different theme such as the role of the state in agricultural modernisation and its impact on rural women. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMM; JFFK; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333719220
- ISBN
- 9780333719220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.93
€ 128.93
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Annotated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892641635
- ISBN
- 9780892641635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.79
€ 75.79
Paperback. 108pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Institute of Race Relations
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1970
- SKU
- KON0817375
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. By turns candid, witty, and poignant, 36 Views of Mount Fuji is an American professor's much-praised memoir about her experiences of Japan and the Japanese. Num Pages: 272 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339137
- ISBN
- 9780822339137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMC; DSB; HBTZ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816670970
- ISBN
- 9780816670970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardcover. Giving readers an insider's look at Taiwanese cooking with almost 100 recipes for both home-style dishes and street food, this book includes recipes that range from the familiar, such as Pork Belly Buns, Three Cup Chicken, and Beef Noodle Soup, to the exotic, like the Stuffed Bitter Melon, Oyster Noodle Soup, and Dried Radish Omelette. Num Pages: 240 pages, full colour photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 964.
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780544303010
- ISBN
- 9780544303010
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.03
€ 32.99
€ 30.03
Hardcover. This book compares the policy approaches taken by China and India in dealing with HIV/AIDS, illuminating the challenges they face as they grapple with this intractable disease and identifying best practices for dealing with HIV/AIDS in the developing world and beyond. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; JFFH2; MBN; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137504197
- ISBN
- 9781137504197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.80
€ 67.80
Paperback. This work attempts to see the satis - the Hindu custom of women sacrificing themselves on the funeral pyres of their husbands - through Hindu eyes, providing an experiential and psychoanalytic account of ritual self-sacrifice and self-mutilation in South Asia. Translator(s): Mehlman, Jeffrey; White, David Gordon. Num Pages: 328 pages, 47 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FK; HRAX; HRG; HRLF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226885698
- ISBN
- 9780226885698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.14
€ 47.99
€ 37.14
Paperback. One of the most prolific and respected directors of the Japanese cinema, Naruse Mikio (1905-69) made eighty-nine films between 1930 and 1967. This book illuminates Naruse's contributions to Japanese and world cinema. Num Pages: 488 pages, 66 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; APFB; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 35. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822343127
- ISBN
- 9780822343127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.23
€ 41.99
€ 37.23
Hardback. Series: AsiaWorld. Num Pages: 260 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739165720
- ISBN
- 9780739165720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.56
€ 160.56
Hardcover. Catherine L. Phipps examines a largely unacknowledged system of "special trading ports" that operated under full Japanese jurisdiction in the shadow of the better-known treaty ports. Phipps demonstrates why the special trading ports were key to Japan's achieving autonomy and regional power during the pivotal second half of the nineteenth century. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417168
- ISBN
- 9780674417168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.89
€ 44.99
€ 37.89
Hardcover. The Chinese-born wife of General Claire Chennault of World War II Flying Tigers fame, Anna Chennault was a leader in America's informal relations with East Asia from 1950 to 1990. This book examines Chennault's multifaceted career as an exemplar of American informal diplomacy during the post World War II era. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 171 pages, illustrations, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842028325
- ISBN
- 9780842028325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.10
€ 172.10
Hardcover. Num Pages: 392 pages, 264 photos & 150 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 279 x 44. Weight in Grams: 2196.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Mapin Publishing Gp Pty Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935677659
- ISBN
- 9781935677659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.21
€ 74.21
Paperback. First in-depth account of how Israel imprisons Palestinian children, which is part of an overall strategy of political domination. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSP1; JKVP1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745321615
- ISBN
- 9780745321615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.58
€ 36.99
€ 29.58
Paperback. Big Picture series brings the world and its wonders to life for young readers. Full of fascinating information from across the globe, from animals and homes to the most interesting jobs in history. Series: The Big Picture. Num Pages: 24 pages, Full colour photographs and artwork. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 4KHF; 5AF; YQG. Category: (EJ) Primary. Dimension: 220 x 131 x 3. Weight in Grams: 98.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
- Number of pages
- 24
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408131596
- ISBN
- 9781408131596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.80
€ 8.80
Paperback. Presents an examination of how the migration of nurses from the Philippines to the US is inextricably linked to American imperialism and the US colonization of the Philippine Islands in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; JHBL; MQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822330899
- ISBN
- 9780822330899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.24
€ 29.99
€ 27.24
Paperback. aeo Begins a new series of books designed to reflect and contribute to the new thinking on social policy. (Broadening Perspectives on Social Policy). aeo Addresses topical issues, in view of worldwide concerns about rising crime rates and European concerns about social policy. Editor(s): Finer, Catherine Jones; Nellis, Mike. Series: Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FMS; 1KBB; JKV; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631209126
- ISBN
- 9780631209126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.80
€ 31.80
Hardcover. Cat Wilson brings together two strands of historical scholarship: Churchill's work as a historian and the history of WWII in the Far East. Examining Churchill's portrayal of the British Empire's war against Japan, as set down in his memoirs, it ascertains whether he mythologised wartime Anglo-American relations to present a 'special relationship'. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FP; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137363947
- ISBN
- 9781137363947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.84
€ 67.84
Hardback. Celebrate the unique diversity and vibrancy of the Philippines through an in-depth exploration of the stories, traditions, songs, crafts, and recipes of the many different regions of the country. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 165 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1FMP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 262 x 18. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 165
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781598846980
- ISBN
- 9781598846980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.62
€ 76.62